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Student Requirements

Professional duties and responsibilities must be directly related to the student's major and must be approved by the department chair and the Director of Business Internships.

Student must have achieved upper division status and possess a minimum 2.0 grade point average in business courses, major, and overall.

Three credit internships require a minimum of 120 work hours.

Letter-graded internships are available for six and nine credit hours. Six-credit internships start at 240 hours and nine-credit internships require a minimum of 360 hours.

Internship positions may be established for the summer term (mid-May to late August), fall semester (late August to mid-December), or spring semester (mid-January to early May). Internships are not available during the winter term.

Internship positions may also be established on a part-time basis over the course of one or two semesters or the academic year.

Internship positions should be for pay except for opportunities with nonprofit organization.

Obtain a listing of potential internships from the Internship Program Office or take initiative to develop an internship opportunity. (A job description must be submitted for review and approval.)

Contact prospective internship employers by telephone or by cover letter/resume (see Available Resources and Information) and try to schedule interviews with employers of interest.

Once an approved internship has been secured, contact the Internship Program Office to officially register for internship credit. Internships must be scheduled before the end of the add/drop period for that semester.

Student Intern Benefits and Responsibilities

Student Intern Responsibilities

Satisfactorily meet the responsibilities and duties of the internship position as defined by the employer.

Read an internship text (InternQube, by Michael True, ISBN: 978-0-615-46453-4 – available at the bookstore), which is designed to help prepare students for their internship experience. Submit a three- to five- page paper about the book to the faculty supervisor and the Assistant Dean no later than 2 weeks after the start of the internship.